Germination rate and sporeling development of Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) varies along a latitudinal gradient on the coast of Chile

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-141

  Bulboa, Cistian ^a,b   Macchiavello, Juan ^a,b   Véliz, Karina ^a   Oliveira, Eurico C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b CIDTA Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Algas   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chile; Chondracanthus chamissoi; Germination; Growth; Reproduction; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CULTIVATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARINE RESOURCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SPORE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHONDRACANTHUS CHAMISSOI; GIGARTINALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 71349088266     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Alveal K., Romo H., Werlinger C., Vallejos P., and Alveal A. Desarrollo inicial de Chondracanthus chamissoi sobre sustrato artificial. Libro de Resúmenes Tomo I. VIII Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Ciencias del Mar. 17-21 de Octubre 1999. Lima, Perú (1999)
2. Ávila M., Ask E., Rudolph B., Nuñez M., and Norambuena R. Economic feasibility of Sarcothalia (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) cultivation. Hydrobiologia 398/399 (1999) 435-442
3. Ávila M., Pavez H., Candia A., San Martin R., and Caceres J. Effects of temperature and irradiance on the germination and growth of Sarcothalia crispata in southern Chile. In: Chapman A., Anderson R., Vreeland V., and Davison I. (Eds). Proc. 17th Int. Seaweed Symp. Cape Town (2003), Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 27-33
4. Bulboa C., and Macchiavello J. The effects of the light and temperature on different phases of the life history in the carrageenan producing alga Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). Bot. Mar. 44 (2001) 371-374
5. Bulboa C., and Macchiavello J. Cultivation of cystocarpic, tetrasporic and vegetative fronds of Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) on ropes at two localities in northern Chile. Invest. Mar. 34 (2006) 151-154
6. Bulboa C., Macchiavello J., Oliveira E., and Fonck E. First attempt to cultivate the carrageenan producing seaweed Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta; Gigartinales) in Northern Chile. Aquacult. Res. 36 (2005) 1069-1074
7. Bulboa C., Macchiavello J., Oliveira E., and Véliz K. Growth rate differences between four Chilean populations of edible seaweed Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). Aquacult. Res. 39 (2008) 1550-1555
8. Bulboa C., Macchiavello J., Véliz K., Macaya E., and Oliveira E. In vitro recruitment of Ulva sp. and Enteromorpha sp. on gametophytic and tetrasporophytic thalli of four populations of Chondracanthus chamissoi from Chile. J. Appl. Phycol. 19 (2007) 247-254
9. Buschmann A., Correa J., Westermeier R., Paredes M., Aedo D., Potin P., Aroca G., and Hernandez-González M. Cultivation of Gigartina skottsbergii (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta): recent advances and challenges for the future. J. Appl. Phycol. 13 (2001) 255-266
10. Buschmann A., Kuschel F., Vergara P., and Schulz J. Intertidal Gracilaria farming in Southern Chile. Differences of the algal provenience. Aquat. Bot. 42 (1992) 327-337
11. Carmona R., and Santos R. Is there an ecophysiological explanation for the gametophyte-tetrasporophyte ratio in Gelidium sesquipedale (Rhodophyta)?. J. Phycol. 42 (2006) 259-269
12. Clayton M.N. Propagules of marine macroalgae: structure and development. Br. Phycol. J. 27 (1992) 219-232
13. González J., and Meneses I. Differences in the early stages of development of gametophytes and tetrasporophytes of Chondracanthus chamissoi (C. Agardh) Kützing from Puerto Aldea, northern Chile. Aquaculture 143 (1996) 91-107
14. González J., Meneses I., and Vasquez J. Field studies in Chondracanthus chamissoi (C. Agardh) Kützing: seasonal and spatial variations in life-cycle phases. Biol. Pesq. 26 (1997) 3-12
15. Halling C., Aroca G., Cifuentes M., Buschmann A., and Troell M. Comparison of spore inoculated and vegetative propagated cultivation methods of Gracilaria chilensis in an integrated seaweed and fish cage culture. Aquacult. Int. 13 (2005) 409-422
16. Hannach G., and Santelices B. Ecological differences between the isomorphic reproductive phase of two species of Iridaea (Rhodophyta; Gigartinales). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 22 (1985) 291-303
17. Hoffmann A., and Santelices B. Flora marina de Chile central (1997), Ediciones de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
18. Kondrashov A., and Crow J. Haploidy or diploidy: which is better?. Nature 351 (1991) 314-315
19. Lüning K. Seaweeds: Their Environment, Biogeography and Ecophysiology (1990), John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA
20. Luxoro C., and Santelices B. Additional evidence for ecological differences among isomorphic phases of Iridaea laminarioides (Rhodophyta; Gigartinales). J. Phycol. 25 (1989) 206-212
21. Macchiavello J., Bulboa C., and Edding M. Vegetative propagation and spore recruitment in the carrageenophyte Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) in northern Chile. Phycol. Res. 51 (2003) 45-50
22. Maggs C., and Rico J. A karyological demonstration of meiosis in Gelidium latifolium (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta) from Ireland. Phycologia 30 (1991) 487-494
23. Mathieson A. Phenological patterns of northern New England seaweeds. Bot. Mar. 32 (1989) 419-438
24. Melo R., and Neushul M. Life history and reproductive potential of the agarophyte Gelidium robustum in California. Hydrobiologia 260/261 (1993) 223-229
25. Perrot V., Richerd S., and Valéro M. Transition from haploidy to diploidy. Nature 351 (1991) 315-317
26. Rojas R., León M., and Rojas R. Practical and descriptive techniques for Gelidium rex (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) culture. Hydrobiologia 326/327 (1996) 367-370
27. Santelices B. Patterns of reproduction, dispersal and recruitment in seaweeds. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 28 (1990) 177-276
28. Santelices B., and Ugarte R. Ecological differences among Chilean population of commercial Gracilaria. J. Appl. Phycol. 2 (1990) 17-26
29. Tala F., Edding M., and Vásquez J. Aspects of the reproductive phenology of Lessonia trabeculata (Laminariales: Phaeophyceae) from three populations in northern Chile. N. Z. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 38 (2004) 255-266
30. Vadas R., Johnson S., and Norton T. Recruitment and mortality of early post-settlement stages of benthic algae. Br. Phycol. J. 27 (1992) 331-351
31. Varela D., Santelices B., Correa J., and Arroyo M. Spatial and temporal variation of photosynthesis in intertidal Mazaella laminarioides (Bory) Fredericq (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). J. Appl. Phycol. 18 (2006) 827-838
32. Vásquez J., and Vega J. Chondracanthus chamissoi (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) in northern Chile. Ecological aspects for management of wild populations. J. Appl. Phycol. 13 (2001) 267-277
33. Vega J.M., and Meneses I. Seasonal and spatial monitoring of productivity and of reproduction of Chondrus canaliculatus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Chile. Bot. Mar. 44 (2001) 571-581
34. Westermeier R., Aguilar A., Sigel J., Quintanilla J., and Morales J. Biological basis for the management of Gigartina skottsbergii (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in southern Chile. Hydrobiologia 398/399 (1999) 137-147